Cathedral, Lookout, Tower
The main monument is undoubtedly the largest church in the city, the Cathedral of St. Martin (Cattedrale di San Martino or Duomo di Lucca in Italian). A bit unusual is the fact that it is not located in the centre of the historic core, but on its south-eastern edge near the walls. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Lucca" https://www.booking.com/city/it/lucca.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-lucca-katedramartin] Architecture and history The current…
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Tower, Lookout
The Torre Guinigi is a brick tower in the typical Tuscan Romanesque-Gothic style of architecture and has become the main symbol of Lucca thanks to its crown of live oaks growing on the battlements. The tower was built, together with the Palazzo Guinigi, during the 14th century as one of the residences of the wealthy Guinigi banking and merchant family. At that time, it was common for the most influential inhabitants of the city to build…
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Tower, Lookout
The Torre delle Ore, or Torre dell'Orologio, is a famous astronomical clock and bell tower in one. The clock tower is one of the symbols of the city. At 50 metres high, the Torre delle Ore is the tallest secular tower in Lucca, surpassed only by the 59-metre-high bell tower of St. Martin's Cathedral. [btn "Book a hotel for 1 night in Lucca" https://www.booking.com/city/it/lucca.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-lucca-torreore] Tower building was a…
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